●THE AMARO ATLAS

RECORD st-george-spirits · EVIDENCE GRADE A · UNCLAIMED · LAST VERIFIED 2026-07-05

St. George Spirits

Alameda · United States · 37.788, -122.309

REGION: north americaTRADITION: World amaroEST. 1982WEBSITE ↗

ZONE 01 — VERIFIED FACTS

Founded
1982, by Jorg Rupf — widely credited as America's original craft distilleryA·3
Master Distiller
Lance WintersB·4
Location
2601 Monarch St, Alameda, California 94501, USA (former Alameda Naval Air Station hangar)C·6
Bruto Americano ABV
24%A·1
Primary bittering agent
Gentian rootA·1
Colouring method
Naturally coloured ruby red with cochineal, no artificial dyesA·1
Production method
Some botanicals hot-steeped, others cold-infused, then blended and filteredA·1
Product range check
Bruto Americano is the sole bitter/amaro-style product in St. George Spirits' current range; other liqueurs (Spiced Pear, NOLA Coffee) are non-bitter and excluded per Atlas specA·2

ZONE 02 — AI-COLLATED SUMMARY

AI-ASSISTED · FROM GRADED PUBLIC SOURCES

St. George Spirits is a pioneering California craft distillery founded in 1982 in Alameda, producing a broad spirits range spanning gin, whisky, vodka, brandy and eau de vie. Within that range sits Bruto Americano, a 24% ABV bittersweet aperitivo liqueur built around gentian root, California Seville orange, balsam fir and cascara sagrada, styled explicitly by the producer as an Italian-aperitivo idiom with a Californian accent. It is naturally coloured with cochineal and positioned as a Negroni and spritz ingredient, leading bitter before opening into an herbaceous, citrus-tinged finish.

AI-collated from the graded sources below; operator review pending

ZONE 03 — PRODUCER-SUBMITTED NOTES

This record is unclaimed. This space opens to the producer when they claim it. Producer claiming is coming soon.

PRODUCTS ON RECORD

Bruto Americano

24% ABV

BOTTLE IMAGE
ADDED BY THE PRODUCER

SUBCATEGORY aperitivoRING coreTRADITION World amaroSELF-IDENTIFIED “—”

A bittersweet, gentian-forward aperitivo liqueur styled by St. George Spirits as an Italian-style aperitivo with a California twist. Hot-steeped and cold-infused botanicals are blended and filtered, then naturally coloured ruby red with cochineal. Built as a substitute for Italian red bitters in a Negroni or spritz, it leads with assertive bitterness, opens into an herbaceous mid-palate, and closes on a lingering bitter-citrus finish.

BOTANICAL MATRIX — 8 GRADED EDGES

  • Gentian root · primary bittering agentA·1
  • Seville orange (California-grown) · citrus noteA·1
  • Balsam fir · woodsy/resinous noteA·1
  • Cascara sagrada (California buckthorn bark) · woodsy/bittering noteA·1
  • Cinnamon · spice noteA·1
  • Sandalwood · aromatic noteA·1
  • Additional undisclosed herbs and roots · undisclosed supporting botanicalsA·1
  • Cochineal · natural colouring (ruby red hue)A·1

DESCRIPTORS

  • bitter ▮▮▮▮▮A·1
  • citrus ▮▮▮▮▮A·1
  • herbaceous ▮▮▮▮▮A·1
  • spiced ▮▮▮▮▮A·1

SERVES

Negroni (Bruto Americano substitution)

producer
  • · 1 part Bruto Americano
  • · 1 part gin
  • · 1 part sweet vermouth

stirred, served over ice or upA·1

Bruto Americano Spritz

producer
  • · 2 parts Bruto Americano
  • · 3 parts sparkling wine or soda
  • · splash of soda water

built over ice, topped with sodaA·1

Neat with soda

producer
  • · Bruto Americano
  • · soda water
  • · orange twist garnish

poured over ice, topped with soda waterA·1

ZONE 04 — COMMUNITY TASTING NOTES

RESERVED — community notes open in V2 with moderation and bias handling. The contributions ledger is already recording.

ZONE 05 — ASTERLEY EDITORIAL NOTE

COMMON QUESTIONS

Where is St. George Spirits made?
St. George Spirits is made in Alameda, United States, and was founded in 1982.
What style of amaro is St. George Spirits?
On The Amaro Atlas, Bruto Americano is recorded in the core ring, aperitivo subcategory, within the World amaro tradition.

SOURCES — A–D GRADED (6)

  1. [1]ABruto Americano — St. George Spirits product page · St. George Spirits · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-05Primary source for ABV, botanicals, tasting notes, production method and serving suggestions. Re-verified live during adversarial review.
  2. [2]ASpirits range — St. George Spirits · St. George Spirits · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-05Confirms full current product range; Bruto Americano is the only bitter/amaro-style entry (Mixellany category). Re-verified live during adversarial review.
  3. [3]ASt. George Spirits homepage · St. George Spirits · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-05Company background, founding narrative. Re-verified live during adversarial review.
  4. [4]BSt. George Spirits · Wikipedia · database · accessed 2026-07-05Secondary corroboration of founding year (1982), founder Jorg Rupf, and Master Distiller Lance Winters; 'America's original craft distillery' framing. Re-verified live during adversarial review.
  5. [5]CSt. George Bruto Americano · Total Wine & More · database · accessed 2026-07-05Secondary retail listing; cites a 17-botanical count not confirmed on the producer page, used only as unconfirmed colour, not asserted as fact.
  6. [6]CSt. George Spirits — Alameda · Yelp · community · accessed 2026-07-05Location/address corroboration only. Coordinates independently corrected via OSM geocoding of the verified street address (2601 Monarch St) during adversarial review — draft's original lat/lon (37.7799, -122.2724) was erroneous, resolving ~6.5km away in Oakland/Fruitvale rather than the Alameda peninsula.

A producer-official / regulatory · B reputable published · C secondary · D community/unverified